A sacred or holy place or thing, sometimes a boulder. Often applied to a piece of prehistoric pottery.

a sacred or divine personage or

In Quechua, a Native American language of South America, a huaca or wak'a is an object that represents something revered, typically a monument of some kind. The term huaca can refer to natural locations, such as immense rocks. Some huacas have been associated with veneration and ritual.

a Peruvian mud-brick pyramid -- J